Daryl Lamont Boston (born January 4, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder, and the current first base coach for the Chicago White Sox. No. 7 overall pick Boston was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round (seventh overall) of the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft. He batted .265 with 36 home runs and 164 runs batted in over three seasons in the Chisox farm system when he was called up to the majors in early . Batting lead off, Boston went 3-for-5 with a triple, stolen base, two RBIs and two runs scored in his major league debut on May 13. He soon began to struggle, however, and was optioned back to the triple A Denver Zephyrs. He received a September call up, but had just eight hits in 58 at bats. Overall, he batted .169 with three RBIs and no home runs with the White Sox. In Denver, he batted .312 with fifteen home runs and 82 RBIs. Chicago White Sox Boston was given the opportunity to win the White Sox starting centerfield job for the season, but he struggled. He was batting .215 with three home runs and eleven RBIs when he was sent back down to triple A for more grooming. He batted .274 with ten home runs and 36 RBIs in a 63 game stint with the Buffalo Bisons. Upon his return to the Chisox that September, he batted .261 with four RBIs. During Spring training , he was beat out for the centerfield job by John Cangelosi. On July 23, the Sox traded left fielder Bobby Bonilla to the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitcher José DeLeón. Cangelosi was shifted to left, and Boston, who was batting .303 in 96 games in Buffalo, was called back up to Chicago to take over in center. He batted .266 with 22 RBIs and five home runs, one of which came on October 4 off Bert Blyleven. This was the 50th and last longball Blyleven allowed that year, which is a record for most homers allowed in one year. He had his most productive season with the White Sox in , when he batted .258 with ten home runs and 29 RBIs backing up Ken Williams and Gary Redus in center and left, respectively. He would spend the remainder of his White Sox career as the fourth outfielder. On April 30, , the New